The night we read “The Rabbit who wants to fall asleep”

6:55pm I opened the book; the rabbit who wants to fall asleep. 7:19pm my two year old is down. 7:30pm so is my four year old…

Tomorrow I will be better

It’s nighttime now. The boys are in bed, fast asleep.  Eventually.  After an epic battle of wills. My four year olds gangly limbs tucked up…

How Wimbledon is inspiring my fitness journey

It’s that time of year here in the UK.  The time of year that is quintessentially British. Tennis whites.  Strawberries and cream.  Pimms in the…

Parenting IS hard, that doesn’t mean I’m not grateful

Some days parenting is hard. Scratch that, some days parenting feels like you’re headed into war with no way to defend yourself. The days you…

How I’m dressing my boys for dinner on our cruise with …

Last year we went away in January, with the boys.  They were 3 years old and 8 months respectively.  We were apprehensive, nervous and if…

When you don’t sleep train your baby

Last night I spent most of the night on the floor next to my two year olds cot.  Reassuring him as he woke. This afternoon…

The Shark in the Swimming Pool

My boys are chalk and cheese personality wise. Something that becomes more apparent when we hit the swimming pool, my four year old HATED the…